Site Engineering Lead

About the role

SC Johnson, a household products company founded in 1886, is looking for an experienced Site Engineering Lead for its Rosslyn manufacturing plant in Gauteng. The role provides technical and engineering leadership and is accountable for the safe, reliable and cost-effective delivery of engineering activities, including capital projects, asset reliability, process and packaging engineering, utilities and facilities and continuous improvement. It works closely with Manufacturing, Maintenance, EHS, Quality, Supply Chain and Regional Engineering teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the site's engineering and capital project agenda, delivering projects safely, on time, within budget and to technical standards.
• Own the site capital strategy and multi-year investment plan covering asset replacement, capacity, compliance, productivity and factory development.
• Lead engineering design, implementation, commissioning and technical handover of new and upgraded equipment, processes and systems.
• Drive asset reliability and equipment performance with Maintenance on preventive and predictive strategies, chronic-loss elimination and lifecycle planning.
• Ensure engineering activities, contractors, installations and modifications meet safety, legal and company compliance requirements.
• Provide engineering solutions and capital estimates for new products, processes, packaging and business initiatives.
• Implement engineering best practices, technical standards and continuous improvement across the site.
• Manage relationships with engineering contractors, equipment suppliers and technical partners.
• Govern site utilities and facilities, and lead and develop engineering talent through coaching and succession planning.
• Establish and monitor engineering KPIs and support sustainability initiatives such as reducing energy, water and waste.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial or Chemical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Typically 7-10 years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience, including capital/project delivery and site technical leadership.
• Experience leading engineers, technical professionals and/or contractors is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in capital governance, equipment commissioning, reliability/OEE improvement and cross-functional manufacturing support.
• Experience in FMCG, LPG, aerosol, chemical or another high-volume regulated manufacturing environment is advantageous.

Required skills

• Engineering and project management capability.
• Reliability and asset lifecycle management knowledge.
• Continuous improvement capability.
• Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.